ANALYSIS OF ISOTHERMAL KINETIC DATA FROM SOLID-STATE REACTIONS

In most solid state reactions the reaction velocity can be described as a product of two functions K(T) and f(1-α) where T is the temperature and α the degree of conversion of the solid reactant. The physical interpretation of these functions is discussed, and a systematic method is described by which f(1-α) of a reaction is identified from its kinetic data. K(T) and the reaction mechanism are then determined. This method has been successfully applied to analyse the kinetics of the thermal decomposition of silver azide. © 1979 Wiley Heyden Ltd., Chichester and Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest.